Charity from a Secular Person
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Question
Hello, is it permissible to accept charity from a secular person?
Answer
Hello,
It is permissible, even if he desecrates the Sabbath. If he does not desecrate the Sabbath in the presence of an important rabbi (since one who desecrates the Sabbath in the presence of an important rabbi is considered a mumar), it is permissible even for the purpose of building a synagogue.
However,
there are those who refrain from taking money from a secular person for the synagogue, so that the entire construction will be in holiness.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 254, Se'if 1 and see Rema, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 254, Se'if 2 and in Shach there, Se'if Katan 5.